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    Tag: Clint Eastwood

    Juror #2, by Cameron J. Czaja

    If there is any actor/director out there in Hollywood I like to think is immortal given how long they’ve been in the business, it would the man,… Read more “Juror #2, by Cameron J. Czaja”

    December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Two Mules for Sister Sara, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Hopefully, none of my dissertation committee reads this review of Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970).  When I wrote The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928-1973 in completion of my… Read more “Two Mules for Sister Sara, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    March 26, 2024March 23, 2024 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Unforgiven, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Westerns have changed over the years, but Clint Eastwood has remained the same.  I mean, he is older, and looks it, but he has stayed as gruff as… Read more “Unforgiven, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    May 10, 2023 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Where Eagles Dare, by Albert W. Vogt III

    When we think of Clint Eastwood’s early career, we usually associate it with the subgenre of films known as “Spaghetti Westerns,” so named for the productions that… Read more “Where Eagles Dare, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    August 6, 2022 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    The Outlaw Josey Wales, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Before the dawn of the end of civilization (my hyperbolic way of referring to the advent of streaming services), people like me used to consume films at… Read more “The Outlaw Josey Wales, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    August 4, 2022 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Copshop, by Albert W. Vogt III

    This past weekend presented a dilemma.  Neither the new Clint Eastwood film Cry Macho or the one I ultimately chose, Copshop, appealed to me.  When a movie reviewer such as myself is… Read more “Copshop, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    September 20, 2021 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Million Dollar Baby, by Albert W. Vogt III

    Boxing is about more than two people punching each other.  Million Dollar Baby (2005) makes the point early on that people watch it because they are attracted to violence.  The… Read more “Million Dollar Baby, by Albert W. Vogt III”

    April 6, 2021 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.

    Richard Jewell, by Cameron J. Czaja

    “The world will know his name and the truth.” That is the tagline for the film I’m about to talk about, Richard Jewell, and after watching it… Read more “Richard Jewell, by Cameron J. Czaja”

    December 16, 2019January 4, 2021 by Albert W. Vogt III, Ph.D.
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